Cross-conveyer.



O. L. GARDNER.

GROSS GONVEYER.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 25, 1907.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. GARDNER, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO GARDNER WEIGHERCOMPANY, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CROSS-CONVEYEB.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. GARDNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oross-Oonveyers; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to cross conveyers such as are commonlyused on threshing machines for delivering grain or other materialalternately at either side of the machine.

The object of my invention is to rovide a cross conveyer of simpleconstructlon and operation in which the auger operates only whenconveying to the opposite end of the conveyer.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa side view of a conveyer embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 a top Viewof the receiving end thereof, a portion of the hopper being broken awayto disclose the operating mechanism; and Fig. 3 a vertical longitudinalsectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2, showing a portion of theconveyer body and shaft broken away. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing themanner of mounting a. reciproeating valve and connected parts.

This conveyer consists of the tube 10 which is adapted to be mounted onthe top of and extend from side to side of a threshing machine and hasthe outlet 11 at one end and the outlet 12 at the other end. At the endof the tube 10 above the outlet 12 is a hopper 13 which delivers to'theconveyer, the opening in the bottom of the hopper being arranged partlyover the opening 12.

The valve 14 is pivoted as at 15 to the side walls of the conveyer belowthe opening in the bottom of the hopper and swings alternately on saidpivot 15 to bear against the edge of the hopper as shown in Figs. 2 and3 and to bear against the opposite edge of the hopper. Pivoted to thelower end of the Valve 14 as at 17 is the part 16 which is held in placeby and moves loosely between the pins 18 on the side of the conveyer forstopping off the space below the valve 14.

The valve is provided with a shaft 19 at its pivotal axis which extendsthrough the side Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1907.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

Serial No. 364,296.

of the conveyer and has the slotted lever 20 fixed thereon. The slot 21of said lever is engaged by the pin 22 on the part 23 which is fixed onthe rod 24, which said rod extends from end to end of the conveyer andiseprovided with the handles 25 thereon so that when the rod 24 is movedlengthwise the valve 14 is caused to move so as to deliver in thedirection in which the rod is moved.

The auger 26 extends lengthwise of the conveyer tube 10 for conveyinggrain from the hopper inlet 13 to the outlet 11 and terminates as shownin Figs. 2 and 3 at the inner side of the valve 14. The auger stem 27,however, is passed through the slot 28 in the valve 14, projects throughthe end wall of the conveyer and has the clutch member 29 fixed thereonwhich is adapted to be engaged by the clutch lug 30 011 the face of thesprocket wheel 31, said sprocket wheel being as usual connected to beconstantly driven as grain is being delivered to the conveyer.

As is apparent, when the valve is in the position shown in Fig. 3, graindeposited in the hopper is delivered into the tube 10. At such time, itwill be necessary to operate the auger to convey the grain to the outlet11 and for the purpose of shifting the sprocket 31 into engagement withthe clutch member 29 at such time for the purpose of operating theauger, the rod 32 is provided which has the usual forked arm the fork ofwhich engages the annular groove 34 in the sleeve portion at the side ofthe sprocket. This rod 32 passes through a bearing plate 35, and ispivotally connected at its opposite end to the lever 36 which is pivotedat its center to the tube 10. The lower end of the lever 36 is forkedand straddles the rod 34 and is arranged to be so engaged by the collar37 thereon that when the rod 24 is shifted to the position shown in thedrawings, the sprocket 31 will be shifted by means of the arm 33, rod 32and lever 36 into engagement with the clutch 29. hen the rod 24 isshifted in the opposite direct-ion and the valve 14 thrown into positionagainst the o posite lower edge of the hopper, the collar 3? moves awayfrom the lower edge of the lever 36 and the collar 39 moves intoengagement therewith and shifts the sprocket 31 out of engagement withthe clutch member 29.

hen handling wet grain, it may be necessary to provide means for forcingthe grain through the opening 12 and it is desirable to operate suchmeans when required, without operating the auger 26. This may beeffected by providing the flight 88 on the sleeve or collar 43 whichfits loosely upon the auger shaft 27 between the valve 14 and the end ofthe auger and has the sleeve por-.

tion -10 extended outside the end of the conveyer and provided withclutch lugs 41 thereon adapted to be engaged by corresponding clutch:lugs 42 which may be provided on the inner face of the sprocket. Thisflight is inclined in the opposite direction to the auger 26 and is heldagainst inward movementon the shaft by the collar 43 which is fixed onthe shaft.

The operation with the flight 38 is the same as that hereinbeforedescribed without the flight except that when the rod 2% is shifted to.the right, the sprocket 31 is moved so that the clutch lugs 5L2 thereonengage the clutch lugs etl on the end of the sleeve 40 whereby theflight 38 is caused to operate independent of the anger.

hat I claim is:

1. In across conveyer, the combination of a conveyer tube having anoutlet at each end thereof, an inlet to said tube, a rotary auger in theconveyer tube having the stem thereof projecting beyond the end of theconveyer tube, clutch engaging means on the auger shaft exterior of theconveyer tube, one part loose on the shaft and the other fixed, aswinging valve adapted to alternately open and close the outlet at theinlet end of the conveyer, means operable from either endof the conveyerconnected wlth said valve and the movable clutch part on the auger stemfor actuating the valve and shifting clutch part simultaneously.

2. In a cross conveyer, the combination with a conveyer tube having aninlet at one end and an outlet at each end thereof, of a valvecomprising a horizontal pivoted part movable alternately to delivergrain from the inlet to the outlet at the same end of the to deliverfrom the inlet to the tube proper, a lower part pivoted at the lower endof the said upper part and means for limiting the swing of the saidlower part.

4. In a cross conveyer, the combination of a conveyer tube having anoutlet at each end thereof, an inlet to said tube a right hand anger inthe tube at one side of the inlet opening a left hand auger in the tubeat the, other side of the inlet opening and a swinging valveintermediate of the right and left hand auger adapted to alternatelydeliver material from the inlet opening to said right and left handauger.

5. In a cross conveyer, the combination of a conveyer tube havingair-outlet at each end, a hopper inlet opening to said conveyer tube, ahorizontally pivoted valve movable alternately to deliver material fromthe inlet opening into the tube at opposite sides .of the said inletopening and an anger stem in the tube extending at each side of the saidvalve, said auger stem being provided with a left hand flight. at oneside of the valve and a right hand flight at the other sideof the valve.

6. In a cross eonveyer, the combination of a conveyer tube provided withan outlet at each end, an inlet to said tube an anger stein extendingthrough said tube provided with a conveying flight fixed thereon at oneside of the inlet opening and an oppositely disposed auger flightloosely mounted thereon at the other side of the inlet opening, aswinging valve intermediate of the fixed and loosely mounted flightadapted to alternately deliver from the inlet opening to the fixed andloosely mountedflight, auger actuating mechanism and means forsimultaneously shifting the valve to deliver to the Lfixed flight and toshiftthe auger drive-mechanism to stop the loosely mounted flight .andstart the fixed flight and for simultaneously shifting the valve todeliver to the loosely mount;

ed flight and shifting the auger actuating mechanism to stop 'the fixedflight and start the loosely mounted flight.

7. In a cross conveyer, the combination of a conveyer tube having anoutlet at each end and having an inlet thereto, a hori- Zontally pivotedvalve-adapted .to alternately deliver material from the inlet into thetube at opposite-sides of the inlet, an auger .in said tube at one sideof the inlet having the stem thereof extending on the other side of thevalve beyond the end of the conveyer, an auger flight loosely mounted onthe auger stem on the opposite side, of the said valve from the saidauger, said auger flight having a clutch part projecting beyond the endof the conveyor, a clutch member fixed on the projecting auger stem, aconstantly driven clutch member intermediate of the fixed clutch memberand the projecting clutch part of the auger flight and means forsimultaneously moving the valve to deliver material from the inlet tothe said auger and for shifting the said constantly driven clutch memberfrom engagement with the clutch part of the auger flight into engagementwith the fixed clutch member and for simultaneously moving the valve todeliver material from the inlet opening to the said loosely mountedauger flight and for shifting the constantly driven clutch member fromengagement With the fixed clutch member on the auger stem intoengagement with the projecting clutch part on the said auger flight.

8. In a cross conveyer, the combination of a conveyer tube having aninlet at one end and an outlet at each end, a horizontally pivoted valvemovable alternately to open and close the outlet at the inlet end of theconveyer an anger in the conveyer tube having the stem thereof extendingon the opposite side of the valve and projecting through the end of theconveyer means loosely mounted on the auger stem at the opposite side ofthe valve from the said auger for forcing material through the outlet atthe inlet end of the conveyer, said means being provided with a clutchpart projecting beyond the end of the oonveyer, a clutch member fixed onthe projecting auger stem, a constantly driven clutch memberintermediate of said clutch part and the fixed clutch member and meansfor simultaneously moving the valve to open the outlet and moving theconstantly driven clutch member from engagement with the fixed clutchmember into CHARLES L. GARDNER.

\Vitnesses E. M. GILES, MARY E. Common.

